An early work by Jaromil Jires.

In this six-minute short, a man’s attempt to burgle a home is interrupted by a child.

Uncle.1959.576p.BluRay.x264-PTBar.mkv

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Runtime:	6mn 7s
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Codec:	x264
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Czech 1.0ch AC-3 @ 192 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/B49073517D81A6A/Uncle.1959.576p.BluRay.x264-PTBar.mkv

https://rapidgator.net/file/9f54e13e24025d6e2f94375f812707b5/Uncle.1959.576p.BluRay.x264-PTBar

Language(s):Czech
Subtitles:English

The post Jaromil Jireš – Strejda AKA Uncle (1959) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

A poor student must rescue an ailing princess from the castle of an evil magician, who’s preparing a rejuvenating elixir from the stolen hearts of nine children.

The.Ninth.Heart.1979.BDRIP.576p.x264.AAC.KJNU.mkv

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Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	1 h 32 min
Size: 	2.14 GiB
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Codec: 	x264
Resolution: 	790x576 
Aspect ratio:  	1.372
Frame rate: 	23.976 fps
Bit rate: 	3 000 kb/s
BPP: 	0.275
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#1:  	Czech 2.0ch AAC LC @ 160 kb/s
#2:  	English 2.0ch AAC LC @ 160 kb/s (Commentary with Kat Ellinger)

https://nitro.download/view/BA9999CCB025C01/The.Ninth.Heart.1979.BDRIP.576p.x264.AAC.KJNU.mkv

https://rapidgator.net/file/c45c9e342a78f2ff88b9ced6f7b8d004/The.Ninth.Heart.1979.BDRIP.576p.x264.AAC.KJNU.mkv

Language(s):Czech, English
Subtitles:English

The post Juraj Herz – Deváté srdce AKA The Ninth Heart (1979) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

This tragicomedy from 1939, directed by Martin Frič, is among the most popular Czech films of all time. The reason behind this is the intriguing protagonist – Alois Novák, the seemingly banal married office clerk. Novák works in a travel agency, but once a month he spends an evening in the luxurious Orient Bar playing the seducer Kristian, always to disappear for ever at the key moment when his enticed female prey is about to fall for his charms. Alois/Kristian has become an integral part of Czech popculture and one iconic depiction of the country’s national character. The film was inspired by a play from 1936 by French author Yvan Noé – in the Czech staging of this play, the part of the beauty who refuses to be left behind by Kristian is played by Nataša Gollová. In Frič’s outstanding film, on the other hand, Gollová is given the part of Mařenka, the principal character’s diffident wife. The mondaine but somewhat embittered Zuzana is performed by Adina Mandlová, while an ideal rendering of Alois/Kristian is given by Oldřich Nový.

Kristian.1939.1080p.WEB.AAC.x264-PAMETNiK.mkv

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Runtime: 	1 h 34 min
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Codec: 	h264
Resolution: 	1920x1080 
Aspect ratio:  	16:9
Frame rate: 	25.000 fps
Bit rate: 	6 000 kb/s
BPP: 	0.116
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#1:  	Czech 2.0ch AAC LC @ 125 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/371BC266B6164E0/Kristian.1939.1080p.WEB.AAC.x264-PAMETNiK.mkv

https://rapidgator.net/file/f2e596b374c863b6b5cd1aba9c56838d/Kristian.1939.1080p.WEB.AAC.x264-PAMETNiK.mkv

Language(s):Czech
Subtitles:English, Spanish, Czech

The post Martin Fric – Kristian (1939) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

The king Dalimil and the queen Eliska waited to see a longed-for offspring – a daughter Ruzenka. But Eliska’s envious and bad sister Melánie curses her. When Ruzenka becomes 17 years old she will prick her finger and she will fall asleep for ages together with the entire kingdom.

Jak se budi princezny (1978) 1080p WEB-DL.mkv

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Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	1 h 26 min
Size: 	5.62 GiB
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Codec: 	h264
Resolution: 	1440x1080 ~> 1485x1080
Aspect ratio:  	1.375
Frame rate: 	24.000 fps
Bit rate: 	9 154 kb/s
BPP: 	0.245
Audio
#1:  	Czech 2.0ch AAC LC @ 221 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/1C73AF0CF73B0F5/Jak_se_budi_princezny_(1978)_1080p_WEB-DL.mkv

Language(s):Czech
Subtitles:English

The post Václav Vorlícek – Jak se budí princezny AKA How to Wake a Princess (1978) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Twist of fate and the twists of mind of the characters (mostly couples) combine in just the right twinkled absurd way in the interweaving episodes of this comedy. Each of the characters gets a good shot at being sarcastic and each is a sorry loser at some point yet none is turned into the butt of the joke. The place is Prague and the time is August 6th, 1995, except for one episode, set 50 years earlier in unflyable rain in the city of Kokura, Japan.

	
Buttoners.1997.576p.Bluray.AC3.x264-LAA.mkv

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Runtime: 	1 h 42 min
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Frame rate: 	25.000 fps
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#1:  	Czech 5.1ch AC-3 @ 448 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/3209257F4A0FE98/Buttoners.1997.576p.Bluray.AC3.x264-LAA.mkv

Language(s):Czech
Subtitles:English

The post Petr Zelenka – Knoflíkári AKA Buttoners (1997) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

After an accidental explosion in the lab, its inventor slips in and out of dream-like hallucinations, realizing that he had given the formula to one of his colleagues, who he tries to stop before it is too late.

Krakatit (1948) Otakar Vavra - 1080p.mkv

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Runtime: 	1 h 41 min
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Bit rate: 	21.1 Mb/s
BPP: 	0.549
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#1:  	Czech 1.0ch FLAC @ 198 kb/s (Restored)
#2:  	Czech 1.0ch FLAC @ 231 kb/s (Unrestored)
#3:  	English 2.0ch AAC LC @ 72.0 kb/s (Commentary by film programmer/curator Irena Kovarova and film scholar Peter Hames)

https://nitro.download/view/D8BD6411DCFDB67/Krakatit_(1948)_Otakar_Vavra_-_1080p.mkv

Language(s):Czech
Subtitles:English, Czech SDH, German

Many thanks to @Marcio for this copy

The post Otakar Vávra – Krakatit (1948) (HD) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Hynek Bočan was a member of the Czech New Wave who drew his inspiration from literary works and displayed an exceptional sense of social irony and sarcasm in the films Nobody Will Laugh (Nikdo se nebude smát, 1965), Private Storm (Soukromá vichřice, 1967) and Honor and Glory (Čest a sláva, 1968). Deadpan humor, a sense of atmosphere, and an intellectual approach to the subject matter were characteristic of Bočan’s talent.

A worker (Pavel Landovský) steals bits and pieces of building materials from work to construct a new home for himself and his girlfriend (Daniela Kolářová). When he discovers that she’s having an affair with his boss (Josef Somr), he devises one elaborate plot after another to murder the rival, each time with pathetic results.

Soukroma.Vichrice.1967.576p.OnePlay.WEBRip.AAC.2.0.x264.KG.mkv

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Runtime: 	1 h 38 min
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BPP: 	0.194
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#1:  	Czech 2.0ch AAC LC @ 129 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/1EB5706DE949CFC/Soukroma.Vichrice.1967.576p.OnePlay.WEBRip.AAC.2.0.x264.KG.mkv

Language(s):Czech
Subtitles:English

The post Hynek Bocan – Soukromá vichrice AKA Private Storm AKA Private Torment (1967) first appeared on Cinema of the World.